741464 - Uninstalling a Web App from about:apps should include removing corresponding app shortcuts

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: Web Apps (PWAs), defect)

Description

[Jason Smith [:jsmith]]

Steps:

	1. Install the latest fennec native nightly
	2. Go to apps.mozillalabs.com/appdir
	3. Select an app to install and hit ok
	4. Go to about:apps
	5. Long press the app you installed
	6. Select Add to Home Screen
	7. Long press the app you installed
	8. Select uninstall

Expected:

Upon uninstalling an app, I would expect the corresponding shortcuts for that app to removed from my Android homescreen.

Actual:

The app shortcuts are not removed from the homescreen for the app uninstalled.

Device: Samsung Galaxy Nexus
OS: Android 4.02
Build: Fennec Native Nightly

Comment 1

[Mark Finkle (:mfinkle) (use needinfo?)]

When Android uninstalls an application, the application has no chance to run any code. I don't know if removing the icons on uninstall is possible.

Comment 2

[Mark Finkle (:mfinkle) (use needinfo?)]

Android does not expose an API for this.

Comment 3

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

Thought: It would be nice to if the relaunched WEBAPP intent with the provided URI were smart enough to know that it was a WebAPP, and offer a door-hanger to take you back to the market to reinstall ... but this is catering to an edge case